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  order Orthoptera
suborder Ensifera
superfamily Grylloidea Laicharting, 1781

family Gryllidae Laicharting 1781

• Common name(s):  true crickets; grillons; Grillen
• Distribution:
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• Specimen data are available.
• Citations (74):
  • Laicharting. 1781. Verzeichnis und Beschreibung der Tyroler Insecten 1  
  • Berthold. 1827. In Latreille. Natürliche Familien des Thierreichs 409 >> Note: Gryllides
  • Scudder, S.H. 1868. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 12:99 >> Note: Gryllides
  • Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum Supplement:98 >> Note: Gryllidae  
  • Thomas, C. 1872. In Hayden. U.S. Geological Survey of Montana and Adjacent Territory 1871. Annual Report of Progress 5:428
  • Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1873. Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Gesellsch. 4(4):166 >> Note: Gryllidae
  • Saussure. 1877. Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 25(1):237  
  • Saussure. 1893. Biologia Centrali-Americana 1:198  
  • Scudder, S.H. 1897. Guide to the genera and classification of North American Orthoptera found north of Mexico 62 >> Note: Gryllidae  
  • Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:13 >> Note: Gryllinae  
  • Chopard. 1922. Faune de France 3:92 >> Note: Gryllidae  
  • Chopard. 1934. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Zool. Ser. 3, Sect 2(4):12 >> Note: Gryllinae
  • Hebard. 1934. Bull. Ill. State Lab. Nat. Hist. 20:243 >> Note: key to subfamilies and genera of Illinois  
  • Zeuner. 1939. Fossil Orthoptera, Ensifera 184
  • Alexander, R.D. 1960. In Lanyon & Tavolga [Ed.]. Animal Sounds and Communication 38-92
  • Alexander, R.D. 1962. Evolution 16:443-467
  • Alexander, R.D. 1962. Systematic Zoology 11:53-42
  • Randell. 1964. Canadian Ent. 96:1565-1607
  • Chopard [Ed.]. 1967. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 10:16 >> Note: Gryllidae
  • Alexander, R.D. & D. Otte. 1967. Misc. Publ. Univ. Mich. Mus. Zool. 133:1-62  
  • Harz. 1969. Ser. Entomol. 5:662  
  • Vickery. 1976. Notes Lyman ent. Mus. Res. Lab. No. 3:10 >> Note: Diagnosis
  • Kevan, D.K.M. 1977. Lyman ent. Mus. Res. Lab. 4:36 >> Note: Included subfamilies
  • Forrest. 1982. Florida Ent. 65:33-44
  • Kevan, D.K.M. 1982. In Parker [Ed.]. Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms 2:362 >> Note: Gryllidae
  • Gorochov. 1986. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 65(6):851-858 >> Note: Phylogeny
  • Desutter-Grandcolas. 1987. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 23(3):224, 234, 236 >> Note: Grylloidea  
  • Desutter-Grandcolas. 1988. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 24(3):365 >> Note: Grylloidea; diagnosis  
  • Desutter-Grandcolas. 1990. Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. Paris 34 >> Note: Gryllidae: Gryllinae
  • Tanaka. 1990. Insectarium 27(9):296 >> Note: Size, wings, flight muscles
  • Bae & C.E. Lee. 1990. Nature & Life 20(1-2):63 >> Note: Sound production mechanism
  • Bae & C.E. Lee. 1990. Nature & Life 20(1-2):55 >> Note: Morphological variation, sound production mechanism
  • Pardo Gonzalez, Gomez Ladrón de Guevara & Del Cerro Barja. 1991. Al-Basit 17(29):158 >> Note: Key to subfamilies, Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, mountain systems
  • Hoy. 1991. Am. Zool. 31(2):297 >> Note: Courtship, avoidance behaviour, acoustic signals, survival
  • Masner. 1991. Canadian Ent. 123(4):777-793 >> Note: insect host
  • Us. 1992. Slovenska Akad. Znanosti Umetnosti Razred Naravoslovne Vede Dela 32:159 >> Note: Key to genera, Slovenia
  • Woo & Yin Wang. 1992. In Peng, J. & Youqiao Liu [Ed.]. Iconography of forest insects in Hunan China 71 >> Note: Forest and woodland, Hunan
  • Nickle. 1992. In Quintero & Aiello [Ed.]. Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: Selected Studies 187 >> Note: Key to subfamilies, Panama
  • Otte, D. 1992. Jour. Orth. Res. 1:25-49
  • Vasanth. 1993. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Pub., Occas. Paper 132 (1-6):10 >> Note: Key to subfamilies
  • Arnett Jr., R.H. 1993. American insects: a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico 134 >> Note: Key to subfamilies
  • Riede. 1993. Ambio 22(8):546 >> Note: Acoustic signals; Forest and woodland, Ecuador
  • Otte, D. 1994. Orthoptera Species File 1:1
  • Oshiro. 1995. Studies on the Gryllidae from the Ryukyu Islands 53
  • Yin, Haisheng & Xiangwei Liu. 1995. Synopsis on the classification of Grylloidea and Gryllotalpoidea from China 38 (English p. 188) >> Note: Key to genera
  • Gwynne. 1995. Jour. Orth. Res. 4:203-218
  • Bellmann & Luquet. 1995. Guide des sauterelles, grillons et criquets d'Europe occidentale 168-186
  • Riede. 1996. Monographiae Biologicae 74:77-84, illustr. >> Note: Acoustic signals; Forest & woodland, Malaysia
  • Rentz, D.C.F. 1996. Grasshopper Country. The abundant orthopteroid insects of Australia 121 >> Note: Key to subfamilies, Australia  
  • Peck. 1996. Canad. J. Zool. 74(8):1505 >> Note: Key to species, Galapagos Islands
  • Elzinga. 1996. Int. J. Ins. Morphol. Embryol. 25:249 >> Note: Digestive system
  • Gorochov. 1996[1995]. Zoosystematica Rossica 4(1):81 >> Note: Gryllidae
  • Zuk & Simmons. 1997. In Choe & Crespi [Ed.]. Evolution of Mating Systems in Insects and Arachnids 89 >> Note: Courtship, mating, pair-formation, territoriality
  • Nickle & Naskrecki. 1997. In Gangwere, M.C. Muralirangan & M. Muralirangan [Ed.]. The Bionomics of Grasshoppers, Katydids and Their Kin 41 >> Note: Systematics
  • Nischk. 1997[1998]. Verh. Westdeutscher Entomol. 1997-1998:177 >> Note: Acoustic signals, species dversity, neotropical region
  • Ragge & W.J. Reynolds. 1998. Songs of the Grasshoppers and Crickets of Western Europe i-x, 1-591 >> Note: Acoustic signals
  • Defaut. 1999. La determination des orthopteres de France [Identification of Orthoptera of France] (in French) 27 >> Note: Key to subfamilies, tribes, France
  • Onder, Pehlivan, Karsavuran, Tezcan & Kismali. 1999. Turkiye Entomoloji Dergisi 23(2):83 >> Note: Collection of Prof. Dr. Niyazi Lodos Museum
  • Shishodia. 2000. Rec. Zool. Survey India 98(1):64 >> Note: Key to subfamilies
  • Arnett Jr., R.H. 2000. American insects: a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico 2nd edition:157 >> Note: Key to subfamilies, Canada and USA
  • Defaut [Ed.]. 2001. La détermination des Orthoptères de France 6 >> Note: Key to families
  • Gorochov & Llorente del Moral. 2001. Graellsia 57(2):97
  • Peck. 2001. Smaller orders of insects of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: evolution, ecology, and diversity 134 >> Note: Key to species, Galapagos Islands
  • Jatulewicz & Gebicki. 2002. Acta Entomol. Silesiana July 31; 9-10:57 >> Note: Key to genera, Key to species; Europe, Middle
  • Huang, Fusheng, Huifen Yin, R. Zeng, M. Lin & M. Gu. 2002. Forest insects of Hainan 75 >> Note: Key to subfamilies, Hainan
  • Bardet. 2002. Bull. Trimestriel de la Soc. d'Hist. Nat. et des Amis du Museum d'Autun 182:36 >> Note: Key to species, Bourgogne-Morvan
  • Gorochov. 2003. Zoosystematica Rossica 12(1):79
  • Bland. 2003. The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets 47 >> Note: Gryllidae; Key to species, Michigan
  • Storozhenko. 2004. Dlinousye pryamokrylye nasekomye (Orthoptera: Ensifera) asiatskoi chasti Rossii [Long-horned orthopterans (Orthoptera: Ensifera) of the Asiatic part of Russia] 33, 190
  • Szijj. 2004. Die Springschrecken Europas 22, 58 >> Note: European genera
  • Barranco. 2005. Boletín de la SEA 36:177-183
  • Kocarek, Holusa & Vidlicka. 2005. Blattaria, Mantodea, Orthoptera & Dermaptera Ceske a Slovenske republiky 158 >> Note: key to subfamilies
  • Jost & K.L. Shaw. 2006. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 38:510-530
  • Schaefer, M. [Ed.]. 2006. Brohmer, Fauna von Deutschland: ein Bestimmungsbuch unserer heimischen Tierwelt. 22., neu bearbeitete Auflage. [The fauna of Germany: an identification guide to our native fauna. 22nd revised edition.] 273 >> Note: Key to families, Germany
• Type genus:  Gryllus Linnaeus, 1758; priority for family-group names based on Gryllus dates from Grylloides Laicharting, 1781.  First use as Gryllidae by Walker, F., 1871.

• synonym Eneopteridae Saussure 1874
• synonym Gryllides Laicharting 1781
• synonym Neoaclidae Desutter-Grandcolas 1988
• synonym Neoclidae
• synonym Oecanthidae Blanchard 1845
• synonym Paragryllidae Desutter-Grandcolas 1988
• synonym Phalangopsidae Blanchard 1845
• synonym Podoscirtidae Saussure 1878
• synonym Pteroplistidae Chopard 1936
• synonym Trigonidiidae Saussure 1874
• nomen nudum Mitratogryllus Furukawa, 1985
• subfamily group Eneopterinae Group
• subfamily Eneopterinae Saussure 1874
• subfamily Tafaliscinae Desutter-Grandcolas 1988
• genus Adenophallusia de Mello & de Camargo e Mello, 1996
• subfamily group Gryllinae Group Laicharting 1781
• subfamily Gryllinae Laicharting 1781
• subfamily Gryllomiminae Gorochov 1986
• subfamily Gryllomorphinae Saussure 1877
• subfamily Gryllospeculinae† Gorochov 1985
• subfamily Itarinae Chopard 1932
• subfamily Landrevinae Gorochov 1982
• subfamily Sclerogryllinae Gorochov 1985
• genus Araripegryllus† Martins-Neto, 1987
• genus Capillogryllus Xie, Zheng & Liang, 2003
• genus Caririgryllus† Martins-Neto, 1991
• genus Cratogryllus† Martins-Neto, 1991
• genus Ectodrelanva Gorochov, 1999
• genus Endodrelanva Gorochov, 1999
• genus Micromacula† Whalley, 1985
• genus Paranurogryllus Mesa & García-Novo, 1999
• genus Regoza Gorochov & Kostia, 1999
• genus Sharovella† Gorochov, 1985
• genus Spinogryllus Vasanth, 1993
• genus Trichogryllus† Chopard, 1936
• subfamily group Phalangopsinae Group
• synonym Phalangopsites Blanchard 1845
• subfamily Cachoplistinae Saussure 1877
• subfamily Luzarinae Hebard 1928
• subfamily Paragryllinae Desutter-Grandcolas 1988
• subfamily Phalangopsinae Blanchard 1845
• subfamily Phaloriinae Gorochov 1985
• subfamily group Podoscirtinae Group
• subfamily Euscyrtinae
• subfamily Hapithinae Gorochov 1986
• subfamily Pentacentrinae Saussure 1878
• subfamily Podoscirtinae Saussure 1878
• subfamily Nemobiinae Saussure 1877
• synonym Nemobiidae Saussure 1877
• synonym Nemobiites Saussure 1877
• tribe Grylliscini Gorochov 1986
• tribe Hemigryllini Gorochov 1986
• tribe Marinemobiini Gorochov 1985
• tribe Nemobiini Saussure 1877
• tribe Pteronemobiini Otte, D. & R.D. Alexander 1983
• tribe Thetellini Otte, D. & R.D. Alexander 1983
• genus Calperum Rentz & Su, 1996
• genus Cophonemobius Chopard, 1929
• genus Cophoscottia Chopard, 1951
• genus Homonemobius Chopard, 1935
• genus Micronemobius Ingrisch, 1987
• genus Ngamarlanguia Rentz & Su, 1996
• genus Scottiola Uvarov, 1940
• genus Sudanicus Werner, 1913
• genus Tahitina Hebard, 1935
• genus Taiwanemobius Yang & Chang, 1996
• genus Territirritia Rentz & Su, 1996
• genus Zucchiella de Mello, 1990
• subfamily Oecanthinae Blanchard 1845
• synonym Oecanthiens Blanchard 1845
• synonym Oecanthites Blanchard 1845
• tribe Oecanthini Blanchard 1845
• tribe Xabeini Vickery & D.K.M. Kevan 1983
• genus Paraphasius Chopard, 1927
• subfamily Pteroplistinae Chopard 1936
• tribe Odontogryllini de Mello 1992
• tribe Pteroplistini Chopard 1936
• genus Changiola Gorochov, 2004
• genus Crockeriola Gorochov & Kostia, 1999
• genus Kerinciola Gorochov, 2004
• genus Pangrangiola Gorochov, 2004
• genus Tembelingiola Gorochov, 2004
• genus Tramlapiola Gorochov, 1990
• subfamily Trigonidiinae Saussure 1874
• synonym Trigonididae Saussure 1874
• synonym Trigonidiens Saussure 1874
• tribe Phylloscyrtini Vickery 1976
• tribe Trigonidiini Saussure 1874
• genus Anele Otte, Carvalho & Shaw, 2003
• genus Fijixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Kadavuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Levuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Minutixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Myrmegryllus Fiebrig, 1907
• genus Nanixipha Otte, Carvalho & Shaw, 2003
• genus Nausorixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Savuxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Svistella Gorochov, 1987
• genus Tavukixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Vanuaxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Veisarixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Vitixipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Vudaxipha Otte & Cowper, 2007
• genus Liaonemobius† Ren, 1998
• species tanae† Ren, 1998
• genus Lithogryllites† Cockerell, 1908
• species lutzii† Cockerell, 1908
• genus Menonia George, 1936
• species cochinensis George, 1936
• genus Nanaripegryllus† Martins-Neto, 2002
• species pygmaeus† Martins-Neto, 2002
• genus Pronemobius† Scudder, 1890
• species induratus† Scudder, 1890
• species ornatipes† Cockerell, 1921
• species smithii† Scudder, 1890